288pp, 10 b/w illustrations. Covers his life from age eight to eighty-seven. The chronologically arranged collection includes letters to many significant figures in American twentieth-century music as well as friends, family, teachers, and colleagues. The letters are carefully annotated and each published in its entirety. View more info

156pp. A short introduction to their work, with a biographical sketch of each composer, a CD of seven pieces (including Copland's Appalachian Spring and Ives's The Unanswered Question) and a detailed guide to listening which explains how the music works. ; Parallel Lives Series View more info